Meet with Key School PersonnelOrganize a meeting with key school personnel (principal, nurse, teacher) to go over the doctor’s letter, What is JM?, detail specific needs, and answer questions.

Get Your Child Involved
When possible, include your child in school meetings with teachers and administrators. Increase your child’s participation and responsibility each year. The goal is an empowered Adolescent/Young Adult who can communicate and advocate for themselves.

THE DUKE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS IS THE NEWEST JM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Ann Reed, M.D.

“It is an honor to be named as a Cure JM Center of Excellence. I appreciate the great progress this organization has made excel to excel education, clinical care and discoveries for Juvenile Myositis,” said Dr. Ann M. Reed, Department of Pediatrics Chair and Duke’s Cure JM Center Director.

“We at Duke bring a team-based approach to our care, including a rheumatologist, neurologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, physical and occupational therapy, nutrition, and behavioral health. All come together to care for our patients and families. We are very excited to continue our longstanding work in Juvenile Myositis and find new discoveries to work toward a cure.”

This is the fourth Cure JM Center of Excellence, Cure JM Center of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Care and Research at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, George Washington University Myositis Center, and Seattle Children's Hospital.

CURE JM EARNS DISTINCTION FOR TRANSPARENCY

Cure JM has once again earned the GuideStar Platinum Profile Seal of Transparency. The platinum level is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world's largest database of nonprofits. This distinction means that Cure JM is transparent about in-depth financial information; quantitative information about goals, strategies, and progress toward our mission.